Cyrus Meurant is a renowned composer known for his captivating and boundary-pushing musical style. Hailing from Australia, Meurant combines classical, contemporary, and world music influences to create unique compositions. Having studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, his works have been performed by esteemed ensembles like the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and featured in prestigious venues and festivals worldwide. Meurant's ability to blend traditional instruments with electronic elements and collaborate with multicultural musicians highlights his versatility and artistic vision.
Cyrus Meurant’s music has been performed internationally and featured in an array of collaborative contexts. From opera and dance theatre in Europe through to the concert hall and the health sector in Australia, his music has been described as evocative, hypnotic, wistful, deeply rich and hauntingly beautiful. He has written music for organisations such as The Australian Ballet, Theatre Basel (Switzerland), Ensemble Signal (USA), Alleyne Dance (UK), the Adelaide Festival, new music ensembles such as Omega Ensemble, Nexas Quartet, Arcadia Winds, Syzygy Ensemble, as well as several Australian regional and youth orchestras, and Beaumont Care.
Meurant studied composition and violin at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, and with teachers including Anne Boyd, Ross Edwards, Matthew Hindson, Richard Meale and Ronald Thomas. Expanding his horizons from 2007, Meurant studied at the Conservatoire de Paris on a Churchill Fellowship with Frédéric Durieux, as well as at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney. In 2020, Meurant was recognised as one of Australia’s ‘Outstanding Composers’ by international music magazine Interlude.
As an arranger Meurant has worked for Anne Sofie von Otter, Terry Riley, Kamran Ince, The Presets and Synergy Percussion. In 2015 his arrangements for Taryn Fiebig and Richard Tognetti were featured in the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Helpmann Award-winning Reflections on Gallipoli, directed by Neil Armfield (Winner for Best Symphony Orchestra Concert). Meurant also performs on violin and keyboards as part of The Cyrus Meurant Ensemble.
